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• The Aztecs originated as a nomadic tribe in the 13th century however after settling and expanding, this tribe emerged into a dominant force with Tenochtitlan being the main city.

• The Aztecs were native Americans who developed into a well architurtured, political, civilized and religious who ruled ove 200,000 square kilometres (most of north Mexico) at its peak of the empire

• They were fierce and determined warriors who continued to fight the Spanish conquistadors despite the massacre deaths and casualties.

• They lived in a oval region surrounded by mountain and volcanoes, thus the soil was rich in vitamans providing crops to be grown. The climate in the area was warm, allowing suitable living conditions to be made.

• More than 6 million Aztecs lived under the rule of the empire and some if not most not happily as the commoners were forced to pay tribute to the emperor and the city. If they failed to do so they would become prisoner or sacrifices.

• The Aztecs were extremely skilled craftsmen as they created enormous and delicately sculptured architecture, detailed and ornate jewelry and most of the artifacts excavated after the downfall of the Aztec empire was related to astronomy and their religious beliefs.

• The Aztecs had a hierarchical system in which different groups of people would be placed depending on the wealth and power of each person. Each class would dress, eat and work in a different matter to those above and below them. At the top of the system was the emperor and the lowest class was the slave.

• Religion was the center of the Aztecs lives and all of the people revolved around their gods. Each day people spent hours worshipping their gods and praying for luck to fall upon them.

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...n the fear of nature and the end of the world as they thought that if they did not return the infinite debt the gods had placed above them, the world would come to an end.

• The Aztecs main belief was that blood was the most precious gift you could give to any of the god and that if you could give this to them you would live in the afterlife eternally.

• Clothing was valued in the Aztec society as each class of people wore different clothing and the wealth and power of each person could be depicted from the clothing they wore: Nobles wore precious stones and fabrics whilst the commoners were forbidden to wear clothes longer than the knees

• The Aztecs valued bravery and courage through all battles as they were trained to fight skillfully to capture the opposition and if defeated to be stoic enough to calm fully be put to their death by their conquers.

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